Texas 22nd State Senate District, Texas: Realigner district. In 2024, voted R+36%. Democratic peak: D+83 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+36MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 829,5692024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,3012024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 26.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+83 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+38 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 22, TXOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 109,106 | 231,951 | 345,144 | ||
| R | 112,334 | 212,554 | 329,955 | ||
| R | 80,386 | 174,515 | 266,291 | ||
| R | 74,840 | 165,518 | 243,694 | ||
| R | 87,479 | 164,660 | 254,359 | ||
| R | 75,074 | 164,283 | 240,668 | ||
| R | 67,753 | 134,860 | 206,668 | ||
| R | 76,348 | 90,437 | 183,712 | ||
| R | 71,027 | 78,162 | 202,255 | ||
| R | 75,579 | 105,079 | 181,459 | ||
| R | 61,119 | 113,397 | 174,961 | ||
| R | 69,713 | 80,827 | 154,007 | ||
| D | 79,237 | 58,995 | 139,214 | ||
| R | 36,385 | 80,316 | 117,019 | ||
| D | 52,218 | 39,505 | 112,032 | ||
| D | 69,806 | 28,479 | 98,413 | ||
| D | 48,990 | 40,906 | 90,297 | ||
| R | 41,160 | 41,623 | 83,124 | ||
| D | 46,034 | 44,606 | 90,779 | ||
| D | 47,172 | 10,072 | 61,128 | ||
| D | 47,187 | 5,785 | 59,905 | ||
| D | 52,856 | 8,758 | 61,689 | ||
| D | 41,708 | 4,156 | 46,177 | ||
| D | 45,928 | 4,113 | 50,294 | ||
| R | 21,070 | 22,792 | 43,975 | ||
| D | 34,893 | 8,555 | 45,592 | ||
| D | 23,175 | 7,471 | 36,429 | ||
| D | 22,802 | 3,299 | 27,866 | ||
| D | 18,241 | 1,428 | 23,466 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.1%
German
11.0%
Irish
8.4%
American
5.4%
Italian
1.9%
Scottish
1.8%
French
1.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$76,301
State Senate District 22 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 22$76,301
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.9%
Working age (18–64)11.9%
Seniors (65+)10.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.9%
speak English only
Spanish17.1%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored in Houston's urban core, this heavily Latino and Black district posted an 11.9-point Democratic margin in 2024, reflecting the demographic composition that has made it one of the more reliably blue seats in the Texas Senate.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Texas 22nd State Senate District peaked at eighty-three points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the district to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of seven points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $76,301 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 22, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 22, Texas voted Republican by 35.6 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 345,144 votes cast, 109,106 went Democratic and 231,951 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 22, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 22, Texas as a "Realigner" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 22, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 22, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in State Senate District 22, Texas?
State Senate District 22, Texas has a population of 829,569 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 22, Texas?
Median household income in State Senate District 22, Texas is $76,301 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of State Senate District 22, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 22, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.